[spirited irish]

Betty..Hence the necessity of “ending history,” of erasing the past, in order to advance such propositions

Irish...The only past they seek to erase is the more recent past, specifically that of the rise of Christianity. In reality though, evolutionary humanists are taking us back in time to pre-Biblical paganism; the days of human-gods, witches, mysticism, divinations, gross superstition. In those days of hylozoism, ‘mind’ and ‘life’ were imprisoned within ‘nature” (matter). The higher thinking of Plato, among others,literally released ‘mind’ and “life” from matter. Modern materialism has once again imprisoned mind and life within matter (nature). Because they cannot account for how they “know” they’ve resorted to revamped mysticism, or what they like to speak of as ‘deeper understanding’ or ‘intuition’ (neo-hylozoism/divination/aughery/etc). Neo-hylozoism/divination/augery-—this is what Dawkins “memes” and biosemiotics are really all about.

Solomon tells us that there is nothing new under the sun; all things that have been, will be once again. Truer words were never spoken.

[betty boop]

Solomon tells us that there is nothing new under the sun; all things that have been, will be once again.

And Ecclesiastes tends to validate Solomon....

As suggested earlier, I think what you describe in your last is an instance of regression (or devolution), not of human advance (or evolution). And to say it reverts the human race back to paganism is no exaggeration at all. Thus are wiped out a few millennia of spectacular human achievement -- in philosophy, the arts, and sciences not least.

In our time, the wrecking ball of nihilism is literally destroying human souls and minds... not to mention a decent future for the human race.

Thank you so much for writing your insightful essay/post, spirited!

[Mr. Know It All]

Neo-hylozoism/divination/augery-—this is what Dawkins "memes" and biosemiotics are really all about.

I disagree with this characterization, but I must thank you for that fact that now I am totally prepared if anyone ever challenges me to use "neo-hylozoism" and "biosemiotics" in a sentence together.

[hosepipe]

[.. Solomon tells us that there is nothing new under the sun; all things that have been, will be once again. Truer words were never spoken. ..]

All the more the reason for Jesus' earth shaking, NO universe shaking meme;
"You MUST be born again".. Not it would nice if you were, or a smart man would be; but, "You MUST be born again"..

All of Solomon's or anybody else's wisdom is simply not GOOD ENOUGH..
Good enough for WHAT?.. That IS the question.. pregnant with possibilities..